Chapter 306 Meeting again with Real Madrid
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Tuo Lei Si Bu Xiang Ti Dan Dao
Chapter 306 Meeting again with Real Madrid
With Zhao Jinge's hat trick, Manchester City once again slaughtered Manchester United in the away game with a score of [-]-[-].
This once again triggered heated discussions in the British media.
In the tenth round of the Premier League over the weekend, Manchester City continued their winning streak.
Although they have been in a continuous battle recently, especially the recent double matches in a row, and they faced strong opponents, Manchester City finally used an economical match in the away game against West Brom. Zero defeated his opponent.
This time, Manchester City's substantial rotation did not perform as well as it should.
The most important thing is that Guardiola rested two generals, Zhao Jinge and De Bruyne, as well as many main stars such as David Silva and Sterling, which caused a huge impression on Manchester City's offense.
But even with all the unfavorable factors, Manchester City still won the game with Mane's fatal blow.
Ten rounds of competition, ten consecutive wins, such a record is quite impressive!
Later, in order to better reward the players, Guardiola even arranged a two-day holiday for the team in the following week to allow the players to rest and adjust.
In this round of the Premier League, Chelsea and Liverpool, among Manchester City's main competitors, have steadily won their opponents. Among them, Chelsea is [-]-[-] and Liverpool is [-]-[-].
Arsenal faced Manchester United at home in this round. No one expected that the Gunners defeated Mourinho's Manchester United [-]-[-] at home!
Manchester United likes to mention that they have lost three consecutive games in all competitions, and each time they lose is by a big score, which is simply a shame!
Mourinho's team played very well in the first eight rounds, but then its performance fluctuated greatly.
Although they defeated Ajax [-]-[-] at home in the Europa League group stage last week,
But in the next three games, they first lost to Chelsea [-]-[-], then lost to Manchester City [-]-[-], and then lost to the Gunners again in this round!
This report card is definitely a failure for Manchester United, which has shined in the previous rounds.
The reason for Manchester United's sudden defeat is still unclear.
But in any case, after losing to Arsenal [-]-[-], Manchester United's league ranking has dropped to sixth place, behind Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal.
Arsenal, on the other hand, has performed well in recent times and is showing signs of steadily returning to the top four.
As for Tottenham Hotspur, relying on the stable performance of players such as Dzeko, Van der Vaart and Modric, they are currently ranked fourth in the Premier League, and they seem to be showing signs of maintaining this ranking.
After a brief relaxation at West Brom, Zhao Jinge and his teammates rushed back to Manchester overnight.
Fulfilling and intense training and competition are the main tone for these athletes. On October 31, the main players completed their last joint training before the Champions League game.
After a simple basic training at the training base the next morning, Guardiola announced the starting lineup.
The main players are all playing, and the important rotation players are also on the roster. The rest of the players can enjoy a one-day short vacation after completing training that afternoon to prepare for the next round of the league.
Three days later, on the afternoon of November [-], Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium.
In the fourth round of the Champions League group stage, Zenit challenged Manchester City away.
Less than a minute into the game, Guardiola knew that the game was safe.
When the game reached the 10th minute, Guardiola had basically concluded that the game was definitely won!
Zenit adopted a strict defensive tactic at Manchester City's home court and even deployed five midfielders in an attempt to contain Manchester City's offensive at the Etihad Stadium. Guardiola still responded with a four-three-three lineup, and in the opening Then launched a wave of attacks.
Manchester City's first attack of the game broke into Zenit's penalty area, but Zenit's goalkeeper Lodkin got the ball and tried to pass it to midfielder Witsel. However, the ball was passed by the erratic Zhao Jinge. The ball was intercepted.
After grabbing the ball, the Manchester City forward dribbled the ball into the penalty area. Instead of passing it to Sterling, who was following from the left, he passed it backwards to the left side of the penalty spot. David Silva followed up and scored with his left foot. Opening the scoring for Manchester City.
Subsequently, Manchester City launched a fierce press against Zenit.
Blue Moon's style of play made Zenit very uncomfortable, and in the 10th minute there was a passing error, but Zhao Jinge intercepted it, and then passed the ball to Yaya Toure, who didn't stop the ball and sent a pass. The ball was passed low and straight into the penalty area. Zhao Jinge rushed in and hit the goal easily to expand the score.
Guardiola was standing in front of the visiting team's coaching bench. At this moment, he had basically concluded that the game was won!
This season's Champions League and Premier League schedules are different from usual, which is more beneficial to Manchester City.
As early as the beginning of the season, as soon as the schedule came out, Guardiola and the coaching staff were studying the schedule intensively.
Entering November, Guardiola and others began to prepare for Christmas and the winter break. Especially after learning the lessons from last season, Manchester City has done a better job this season in terms of lineup and rotation strategy. in place.
Let’s talk about rotation. So far, Manchester City’s regular lineup has as many as 21 players, which is the most in the Premier League. Coupled with substitutes and young players, Manchester City’s lineup is also the strongest in the Premier League.
This makes Guardiola very confident to win the winter break and Christmas schedule and wash away the decline during this period last season.
The away challenge to Zenit is undoubtedly the beginning of this schedule.
After taking a two-goal lead in less than 10 minutes, Manchester City began to play more steadily.
Zenit tried to launch some counterattacks, but it failed to work. Instead, in the 307th minute, after David Silva got the ball with his back, he did not turn around and directly passed the ball behind him, as if he had eyes behind his back. , accurately sent the ball to the left side of the penalty area, Zhao Jinge followed up, and shot an angry shot with his left foot into the lower right corner of the goal in the area he is most familiar with and good at.
Three to zero!
The second half ended with a change of sides and another shot from a small angle by Zhao Jinge.
Four to zero!
But it was never possible to further expand the score.
Until the 801st minute, Dzeko, who came on as a substitute, received a pass from Yaya Toure, turned around with his physical advantage, completed a beautiful wall-to-wall coordination with Sterling, and sent the ball into the penalty area. Right.
Sterling rushed into the right side of the penalty area, made an emergency stop, cut inside with his left foot, and hit the goal with a curved ball.
Five to zero!
This score was finally maintained until the end of the game.
Zhao Jinge once again scored a hat trick. His consecutive excellent performances aroused the admiration of the entire European football world!
However, the schedule of double matches per week is still going on.
On November 11th, in the [-]th round of the Premier League, Manchester City faced Middlesbrough at home.For this game, Guardiola made a significant rotation and adopted a [-]-[-]-[-] formation, allowing Fernandinho and Yaya Toure to partner in the middle of the midfield.
Only 8 minutes into the game, Zhao Jinge received a diagonal pass from Mahrez from the left and deftly got rid of the defender when stopping the ball. As a result, he was tripped in the penalty area. The referee clearly awarded a penalty kick.
Zhao Jinge scored the first goal for Manchester City with one stroke.
After that, Manchester City quickly took advantage of another corner kick opportunity. Kompany scored another victory for the team from the back of Middlesbrough's penalty area.
This is also the first Premier League goal scored by the Manchester City veteran captain this season.
In the 209th minute, Zhao Jinge and Yaya Toure completed a wall-to-wall cooperation at the front of the penalty area. Yaya Toure volleyed vigorously from the front of the Middlesbrough penalty area, giving Manchester City another victory, [-]-[-].
Manchester City then created several opportunities, but failed to seize them.
Five minutes into the second half, Mane broke through from the right, dribbled the ball into the penalty area and passed it across to the goal. Zhao Jinge pushed the ball in front of the goal and expanded the score to 5-[-].
In the end, Manchester City defeated Middlesbrough [-]-[-] at home.
Unlike the previous round of the Premier League, this round is very interesting.
Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United and Liverpool all won.
Among them, Manchester United reversed their predicament after losing [-]-[-] to Arsenal and defeated Bolton Wanderers [-]-[-] at home.
But both Chelsea and Arsenal were tied.
This further expanded Manchester City's lead to ten points, and basically defended the league title.
However, many British media still believe that Manchester City's performance is not much different from last season. Guardiola's team mainly has a strong bench, but whether it can survive the Christmas and winter breaks is still too early. early.
At noon on November 12, the [-]th round of the Premier League begins.
Manchester United, who started in the early game, challenged West Bromwich Albion away from home. As a result, after scoring one goal first, West Bromwich Albion equalized the score.
In the end, thanks to De Gea's heroic penalty save and Ibrahimovic's goal, Manchester United escaped from the away game, defeated the Knickerbockers [-]-[-], and scored precious three points.
Liverpool, on the other hand, lost a goal first and defeated Bolton [-]-[-] with goals from Coutinho and Firmino.
Tottenham beat Fulham [-]-[-] at home, while Chelsea defeated Middlesbrough [-]-[-] at home.
Arsenal defeated Birmingham [-]-[-] away from home.
The Manchester City game is scheduled for [-]pm.
Only 29 seconds into the game, Crystal Palace midfielder Charlie Adam made a mistake in returning the ball. Zhao Jinge seized the opportunity and dribbled the ball into the right side of the penalty area. He hit the goal from a small angle and opened the scoring for Manchester City.
After that, Manchester City missed several good opportunities in a row, but in the 20th minute, Zhao Jinge pulled to the left, cooperated with Sterling, and passed to the front of the small penalty area. De Bruyne stepped in and hit the shot. Extend the score further.
Two to zero!
In the 304th minute, Manchester City took a corner kick. After it was pushed out by the opponent's defender, Zhao Jinge stopped the ball on the right side of the penalty area. His left foot curved the ball to a far corner and hit the upper left corner of the goal, further expanding the score.
Three to zero!
Just 2 minutes later, Yaya Toure received a return pass from Zhao Jinge and dribbled the ball into the right side of the penalty area. He was pulled to the ground by the returning midfielder Varnilla. The referee clearly understood and awarded a penalty kick.
Zhao Jinge stood in front of the penalty spot and scored in one stroke, setting up the victory for Manchester City.
Leading [-]-[-] in the first half, Manchester City did not get many scoring opportunities in the second half.
First, Yaya Toure's direct pass gave Sterling a single shot. However, after passing the goalkeeper, when facing the empty goal, Sterling failed to adjust his center of gravity in time and was unable to shoot immediately, resulting in a missed opportunity. A good opportunity, but he made a hasty kick in the end and was blocked by his opponent.
Just 4 minutes later, in a quick counterattack, Zhao Jinge dribbled the ball from the center and passed it back in an inverted triangle. Sterling came up diagonally from the wing. With no one defending, the shot near the penalty spot missed.
All signs indicate that despite Manchester City's four-goal victory in this game, there is still a lot of gap between the state and the usual state.
The reason why we were able to win was because the overall strength of the team was strong enough.
At the post-match press conference, Guardiola said with regret that Manchester City could actually score at least three more goals today.
"I can't ask for more from my players, but I don't think this is the best Manchester City. We could have scored more goals, but we only scored four."
Despite this, Guardiola is still satisfied with the team's performance.
"I know a lot of people were expecting us to make mistakes before Christmas and the winter break, and if we weren't in good form it would give them a chance to catch us in the winter, but the reality is, We didn’t give them that opportunity.”
"On the contrary, we are turning this schedule into a powerful weapon for us to further expand our lead!"
Guardiola praised the players' efforts and outstanding performance after the holiday, believing that Manchester City is already a mature and very strong team.
"We have the ability to achieve the results we want on all fronts, including the upcoming FA Cup!"
"Of course, the premise is that we all work together and go all out!"
After playing against Crystal Palace, Manchester City rested for two days at the Etihad before flying from Manchester to Madrid.
In the fifth round of the Champions League group stage, the unstoppable Manchester City is about to challenge the recently flourishing Real Madrid away from home!
Although they are opponents, Guardiola has to admit that the current Real Madrid may be more calm and powerful than the Galacticos last season!
Just before the match against Manchester City, in the Madrid derby on November 20th, Zidane's team completely defeated their local rivals with a score of [-] to [-], directly defeating Atletico Madrid, a Champions League semi-finalist. The level of team withdrawal was spent!
Gareth Bale's condition is getting better and better, and he has gradually regained his dominance on the left wing. Neymar has officially performed excellently on the right wing.
Benzema in the middle, after not having to act as a green leaf for the two wings, also showed extraordinary combat effectiveness, directly evolving from Benzemaowu to Benzemahu. The trident is in a hot state and has returned to its peak. Galaxy Battleship has begun another journey to the Champions League!
(End of this chapter)
With Zhao Jinge's hat trick, Manchester City once again slaughtered Manchester United in the away game with a score of [-]-[-].
This once again triggered heated discussions in the British media.
In the tenth round of the Premier League over the weekend, Manchester City continued their winning streak.
Although they have been in a continuous battle recently, especially the recent double matches in a row, and they faced strong opponents, Manchester City finally used an economical match in the away game against West Brom. Zero defeated his opponent.
This time, Manchester City's substantial rotation did not perform as well as it should.
The most important thing is that Guardiola rested two generals, Zhao Jinge and De Bruyne, as well as many main stars such as David Silva and Sterling, which caused a huge impression on Manchester City's offense.
But even with all the unfavorable factors, Manchester City still won the game with Mane's fatal blow.
Ten rounds of competition, ten consecutive wins, such a record is quite impressive!
Later, in order to better reward the players, Guardiola even arranged a two-day holiday for the team in the following week to allow the players to rest and adjust.
In this round of the Premier League, Chelsea and Liverpool, among Manchester City's main competitors, have steadily won their opponents. Among them, Chelsea is [-]-[-] and Liverpool is [-]-[-].
Arsenal faced Manchester United at home in this round. No one expected that the Gunners defeated Mourinho's Manchester United [-]-[-] at home!
Manchester United likes to mention that they have lost three consecutive games in all competitions, and each time they lose is by a big score, which is simply a shame!
Mourinho's team played very well in the first eight rounds, but then its performance fluctuated greatly.
Although they defeated Ajax [-]-[-] at home in the Europa League group stage last week,
But in the next three games, they first lost to Chelsea [-]-[-], then lost to Manchester City [-]-[-], and then lost to the Gunners again in this round!
This report card is definitely a failure for Manchester United, which has shined in the previous rounds.
The reason for Manchester United's sudden defeat is still unclear.
But in any case, after losing to Arsenal [-]-[-], Manchester United's league ranking has dropped to sixth place, behind Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal.
Arsenal, on the other hand, has performed well in recent times and is showing signs of steadily returning to the top four.
As for Tottenham Hotspur, relying on the stable performance of players such as Dzeko, Van der Vaart and Modric, they are currently ranked fourth in the Premier League, and they seem to be showing signs of maintaining this ranking.
After a brief relaxation at West Brom, Zhao Jinge and his teammates rushed back to Manchester overnight.
Fulfilling and intense training and competition are the main tone for these athletes. On October 31, the main players completed their last joint training before the Champions League game.
After a simple basic training at the training base the next morning, Guardiola announced the starting lineup.
The main players are all playing, and the important rotation players are also on the roster. The rest of the players can enjoy a one-day short vacation after completing training that afternoon to prepare for the next round of the league.
Three days later, on the afternoon of November [-], Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium.
In the fourth round of the Champions League group stage, Zenit challenged Manchester City away.
Less than a minute into the game, Guardiola knew that the game was safe.
When the game reached the 10th minute, Guardiola had basically concluded that the game was definitely won!
Zenit adopted a strict defensive tactic at Manchester City's home court and even deployed five midfielders in an attempt to contain Manchester City's offensive at the Etihad Stadium. Guardiola still responded with a four-three-three lineup, and in the opening Then launched a wave of attacks.
Manchester City's first attack of the game broke into Zenit's penalty area, but Zenit's goalkeeper Lodkin got the ball and tried to pass it to midfielder Witsel. However, the ball was passed by the erratic Zhao Jinge. The ball was intercepted.
After grabbing the ball, the Manchester City forward dribbled the ball into the penalty area. Instead of passing it to Sterling, who was following from the left, he passed it backwards to the left side of the penalty spot. David Silva followed up and scored with his left foot. Opening the scoring for Manchester City.
Subsequently, Manchester City launched a fierce press against Zenit.
Blue Moon's style of play made Zenit very uncomfortable, and in the 10th minute there was a passing error, but Zhao Jinge intercepted it, and then passed the ball to Yaya Toure, who didn't stop the ball and sent a pass. The ball was passed low and straight into the penalty area. Zhao Jinge rushed in and hit the goal easily to expand the score.
Guardiola was standing in front of the visiting team's coaching bench. At this moment, he had basically concluded that the game was won!
This season's Champions League and Premier League schedules are different from usual, which is more beneficial to Manchester City.
As early as the beginning of the season, as soon as the schedule came out, Guardiola and the coaching staff were studying the schedule intensively.
Entering November, Guardiola and others began to prepare for Christmas and the winter break. Especially after learning the lessons from last season, Manchester City has done a better job this season in terms of lineup and rotation strategy. in place.
Let’s talk about rotation. So far, Manchester City’s regular lineup has as many as 21 players, which is the most in the Premier League. Coupled with substitutes and young players, Manchester City’s lineup is also the strongest in the Premier League.
This makes Guardiola very confident to win the winter break and Christmas schedule and wash away the decline during this period last season.
The away challenge to Zenit is undoubtedly the beginning of this schedule.
After taking a two-goal lead in less than 10 minutes, Manchester City began to play more steadily.
Zenit tried to launch some counterattacks, but it failed to work. Instead, in the 307th minute, after David Silva got the ball with his back, he did not turn around and directly passed the ball behind him, as if he had eyes behind his back. , accurately sent the ball to the left side of the penalty area, Zhao Jinge followed up, and shot an angry shot with his left foot into the lower right corner of the goal in the area he is most familiar with and good at.
Three to zero!
The second half ended with a change of sides and another shot from a small angle by Zhao Jinge.
Four to zero!
But it was never possible to further expand the score.
Until the 801st minute, Dzeko, who came on as a substitute, received a pass from Yaya Toure, turned around with his physical advantage, completed a beautiful wall-to-wall coordination with Sterling, and sent the ball into the penalty area. Right.
Sterling rushed into the right side of the penalty area, made an emergency stop, cut inside with his left foot, and hit the goal with a curved ball.
Five to zero!
This score was finally maintained until the end of the game.
Zhao Jinge once again scored a hat trick. His consecutive excellent performances aroused the admiration of the entire European football world!
However, the schedule of double matches per week is still going on.
On November 11th, in the [-]th round of the Premier League, Manchester City faced Middlesbrough at home.For this game, Guardiola made a significant rotation and adopted a [-]-[-]-[-] formation, allowing Fernandinho and Yaya Toure to partner in the middle of the midfield.
Only 8 minutes into the game, Zhao Jinge received a diagonal pass from Mahrez from the left and deftly got rid of the defender when stopping the ball. As a result, he was tripped in the penalty area. The referee clearly awarded a penalty kick.
Zhao Jinge scored the first goal for Manchester City with one stroke.
After that, Manchester City quickly took advantage of another corner kick opportunity. Kompany scored another victory for the team from the back of Middlesbrough's penalty area.
This is also the first Premier League goal scored by the Manchester City veteran captain this season.
In the 209th minute, Zhao Jinge and Yaya Toure completed a wall-to-wall cooperation at the front of the penalty area. Yaya Toure volleyed vigorously from the front of the Middlesbrough penalty area, giving Manchester City another victory, [-]-[-].
Manchester City then created several opportunities, but failed to seize them.
Five minutes into the second half, Mane broke through from the right, dribbled the ball into the penalty area and passed it across to the goal. Zhao Jinge pushed the ball in front of the goal and expanded the score to 5-[-].
In the end, Manchester City defeated Middlesbrough [-]-[-] at home.
Unlike the previous round of the Premier League, this round is very interesting.
Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United and Liverpool all won.
Among them, Manchester United reversed their predicament after losing [-]-[-] to Arsenal and defeated Bolton Wanderers [-]-[-] at home.
But both Chelsea and Arsenal were tied.
This further expanded Manchester City's lead to ten points, and basically defended the league title.
However, many British media still believe that Manchester City's performance is not much different from last season. Guardiola's team mainly has a strong bench, but whether it can survive the Christmas and winter breaks is still too early. early.
At noon on November 12, the [-]th round of the Premier League begins.
Manchester United, who started in the early game, challenged West Bromwich Albion away from home. As a result, after scoring one goal first, West Bromwich Albion equalized the score.
In the end, thanks to De Gea's heroic penalty save and Ibrahimovic's goal, Manchester United escaped from the away game, defeated the Knickerbockers [-]-[-], and scored precious three points.
Liverpool, on the other hand, lost a goal first and defeated Bolton [-]-[-] with goals from Coutinho and Firmino.
Tottenham beat Fulham [-]-[-] at home, while Chelsea defeated Middlesbrough [-]-[-] at home.
Arsenal defeated Birmingham [-]-[-] away from home.
The Manchester City game is scheduled for [-]pm.
Only 29 seconds into the game, Crystal Palace midfielder Charlie Adam made a mistake in returning the ball. Zhao Jinge seized the opportunity and dribbled the ball into the right side of the penalty area. He hit the goal from a small angle and opened the scoring for Manchester City.
After that, Manchester City missed several good opportunities in a row, but in the 20th minute, Zhao Jinge pulled to the left, cooperated with Sterling, and passed to the front of the small penalty area. De Bruyne stepped in and hit the shot. Extend the score further.
Two to zero!
In the 304th minute, Manchester City took a corner kick. After it was pushed out by the opponent's defender, Zhao Jinge stopped the ball on the right side of the penalty area. His left foot curved the ball to a far corner and hit the upper left corner of the goal, further expanding the score.
Three to zero!
Just 2 minutes later, Yaya Toure received a return pass from Zhao Jinge and dribbled the ball into the right side of the penalty area. He was pulled to the ground by the returning midfielder Varnilla. The referee clearly understood and awarded a penalty kick.
Zhao Jinge stood in front of the penalty spot and scored in one stroke, setting up the victory for Manchester City.
Leading [-]-[-] in the first half, Manchester City did not get many scoring opportunities in the second half.
First, Yaya Toure's direct pass gave Sterling a single shot. However, after passing the goalkeeper, when facing the empty goal, Sterling failed to adjust his center of gravity in time and was unable to shoot immediately, resulting in a missed opportunity. A good opportunity, but he made a hasty kick in the end and was blocked by his opponent.
Just 4 minutes later, in a quick counterattack, Zhao Jinge dribbled the ball from the center and passed it back in an inverted triangle. Sterling came up diagonally from the wing. With no one defending, the shot near the penalty spot missed.
All signs indicate that despite Manchester City's four-goal victory in this game, there is still a lot of gap between the state and the usual state.
The reason why we were able to win was because the overall strength of the team was strong enough.
At the post-match press conference, Guardiola said with regret that Manchester City could actually score at least three more goals today.
"I can't ask for more from my players, but I don't think this is the best Manchester City. We could have scored more goals, but we only scored four."
Despite this, Guardiola is still satisfied with the team's performance.
"I know a lot of people were expecting us to make mistakes before Christmas and the winter break, and if we weren't in good form it would give them a chance to catch us in the winter, but the reality is, We didn’t give them that opportunity.”
"On the contrary, we are turning this schedule into a powerful weapon for us to further expand our lead!"
Guardiola praised the players' efforts and outstanding performance after the holiday, believing that Manchester City is already a mature and very strong team.
"We have the ability to achieve the results we want on all fronts, including the upcoming FA Cup!"
"Of course, the premise is that we all work together and go all out!"
After playing against Crystal Palace, Manchester City rested for two days at the Etihad before flying from Manchester to Madrid.
In the fifth round of the Champions League group stage, the unstoppable Manchester City is about to challenge the recently flourishing Real Madrid away from home!
Although they are opponents, Guardiola has to admit that the current Real Madrid may be more calm and powerful than the Galacticos last season!
Just before the match against Manchester City, in the Madrid derby on November 20th, Zidane's team completely defeated their local rivals with a score of [-] to [-], directly defeating Atletico Madrid, a Champions League semi-finalist. The level of team withdrawal was spent!
Gareth Bale's condition is getting better and better, and he has gradually regained his dominance on the left wing. Neymar has officially performed excellently on the right wing.
Benzema in the middle, after not having to act as a green leaf for the two wings, also showed extraordinary combat effectiveness, directly evolving from Benzemaowu to Benzemahu. The trident is in a hot state and has returned to its peak. Galaxy Battleship has begun another journey to the Champions League!
(End of this chapter)
